Salinas Municipal Code Art. I-A Parade Regulations

No person shall engage in, participate in, aid, form or start any parade unless a permit so to do has been obtained from the city manager, and unless such permit is carried by the person heading or leading such activity; provided, however, that the provisions hereof shall not apply to funeral processions; nor to students of the schools going to and from classes or when constituting a part of their educational activities and under the immediate direction and supervision of the proper school authorities; nor to any governmental agency within the scope of its functions.

As used in this article, "parade" means any parade, march, ceremony, exhibition, pageant or procession of any kind, or any similar display, in or upon any public street.

(Ord. No. 1441 (NCS), § 1.)

Any person seeking issuance of a parade permit shall file an application with the city manager on forms to be provided by the official, and setting forth the following information:

(a) The name, address and telephone number of the person seeking to conduct the parade;

(b) If to be held by an organization, the name, address and telephone number of the headquarters of same, and of the officers of the organization;

(c) The name, address and telephone number of the parade chairman, or the person otherwise responsible for its conduct;

(d) The date on which the parade is to be held;

(e) The parade route to be followed, including the starting and termination points;

(f) The approximate number of persons and/or animals and vehicles, and the kinds and type thereof, who will take part in the parade;

(g) The approximate hours at which the parade will start and terminate;

(h) The location by streets of any assembly areas for the parade;

(i) The maximum length of the components of the parade in miles or fractions thereof;

(j) Such additional information as the city manager shall deem reasonably necessary in determining whether or not the permit shall issue, under the standards set forth below.

(Ord. No. 1441 (NCS), § 1.)

An application for a parade permit shall be filed with the city manager not less than ten days before the date on which it is proposed to conduct the parade. However, where good cause is shown, the city manager shall have the authority to consider an application hereunder which has been filed less than ten days before the parade date.

(Ord. No. 1441 (NCS), § 1.)

The city manager shall issue the parade permit upon a finding that:

(a) The conduct of the parade will not substantially interrupt the safe and orderly movement of traffic in the area of its route;

(b) The conduct of the parade is not reasonably likely to cause injury to persons or property, provoke disorderly conduct or create a disturbance;

(c) The conduct of the parade will not require the diversion of so great a number of police officers of the city as to prevent the normal police protection thereof;

(d) The concentration of persons and/or animals and vehicles in the parade will not unreasonably interfere with proper fire and police protection of areas in the vicinity of the parade, its assembly areas, or other areas of the city;

(e) The parade is scheduled to move from its point of origin to its point of termination expeditiously and without unreasonable delays en route;

(f) The parade is not to be held for the principal purpose of advertising any product, goods or event, and is not designed to be held principally for private profit.

(Ord. No. 1441 (NCS), § 1.)

The city manager shall act upon the application for a parade permit within five days after the filing thereof. If the city manager disapproves of the application, he shall mail to the applicant, within five days after the date on which the application was filed, a notice of his action, stating the reasons for his denial of the permit.

(Ord. No. 1441 (NCS), § 1.)

Any person aggrieved by such action of the city manager shall have the right to appeal to the city council by filing with the city clerk, within five days from and after the date of denial, a written notice of appeal which shall set forth the grounds for such appeal. The city council shall act on such appeal as expeditiously as possible.

(Ord. No. 1441 (NCS), § 1.)

Each parade permit issued hereunder shall specify the following information:

(a) The starting time of the parade;

(b) The minimum and maximum speeds to be maintained by vehicles in the parade, if any;

(c) The maximum length of the components of the parade in miles or fractions thereof;

(d) The maximum interval of space to be maintained between units of the parade;

(e) The specific portions of streets that may be occupied by the parade;

(f) Such other restrictions, conditions or limitations as the city manager shall deem necessary to the enforcement of these sections.

(Ord. No. 1441 (NCS), § 1.)

Each permittee hereunder shall comply with all terms, conditions and provisions of the permit and with all applicable laws of the state of California and the city of Salinas.

(Ord. No. 1441 (NCS), § 1.)

The city manager shall have the authority to revoke a parade permit issued hereunder in the event that he finds and determines that any term, condition, restriction or limitation of such permit has been violated or is being violated, or if he should find that, due to changed circumstances, any one or more of the standards specified in Section 30-12.4 has not been satisfied. Appeal to the city council from any such revocation may be taken as hereinabove specified in Section 30-12.6.

(Ord. No. 1441 (NCS), § 1.)

It is unlawful for any peddler, hawker or vendor to sell or offer for sale any goods, wares or merchandise within the public right-of-way of the route of any parade for which a permit has been issued under this article, or on the public right-of-way of any street which intersects the parade route within one hundred fifty feet of the point of such intersection. Public right-of-way includes all of the area between the property lines on both sides of the public way.

(Ord. No. 1567 (NCS), § 1.)

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article is upon conviction guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to the penalties provided in Section 1-01.08 of this code.

(Ord. No. 1567 (NCS), § 1.)